What does it mean if there is a check mark by someones name on twitter?

[Bama]

Beacuse i am a big alabama fan and trent richardson followed me and his name has a check beside it so does that mean its really him?

[Taylor]

its the real person if theres a check mark by it cause its twitter official

[MuteKitty]

if it says verified account next to his name or whatever then yes

[ScσττRΛSC³]

Yes. The check means the person is who they say they are. (Only done for prominent people)

[BluhBluh]

Yep, the check means that it's been verified that it's the actual person.